REI Half Dome 3 Plus Review and Set Up

This is my review of the REI Half Dome 3+ tent. I go over how I like to set it up, some of its features, and lastly, it's weight.
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[@sherigaynorcreativeawakenings]

Super helpful and had my first test last night. It's a great tent and this video made it easy to set up without reading the instructions.

[@lynxoutdoors8192]

Great to hear!

[@adamwoosha]

You deserve more views, likes, and subscribers. This is my first time watching a video on tents ever and you were easy to follow along with. Everything was good. Loved the video!

[@lynxoutdoors8192]

Thanks! I'm glad it was helpful.

[@meg0052]

Just bought this tent used in excellent condition... You definitely deserve more likes on this video! It helped me greatly when I was testing it out for the first time, and your attention to detail was so helpful. The only thing that drives me crazy is folding up the tent poles :/ I feel like I need a video just on that. I can never get them to fold up properly and is so frustrating. Anyway, thank you again!

[@lynxoutdoors8192]

Glad it helped!

[@rafedanos3995]

How much was it used ? I just got it for 298 at rei and then -80 bucks with rewards

[@meg0052]

@@rafedanos3995 I found it on Poshmark for $150 and that was including shipping.

[@Rosemary-kj5ey]

Excellent review! Thank you so much.

[@lynxoutdoors8192]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@maddievictoria4947]

Great review, thank you!

[@lynxoutdoors8192]

thanks! I hope it was helpful.

[@domenicomanna114]

Super helpful! Thank you!

[@lynxoutdoors8192]

Glad it was helpful. It's a great all around tent.

[@timmaloshtan557]

Thank you for the detailed reveiw!

[@automaticprojects]

Very useful video. I just got two of these on sale for $199 each. Wondering if they will be light enough for backpacking with my three little kids.

[@lynxoutdoors8192]

Great deal! It might be possible to have multiple people each carry a part. One the fly, one the body, one the poles and stakes.

[@RAkers-tu1ey]

This is clearly a very recent video, but is that this years tent? I have read several comments on the REI website indicating they changed some of the features of this tent, and not for the better. Great review by the way.

[@lynxoutdoors8192]

The tent I have is the older version, purchased sometime around 2018ish. I'm not up to speed on the changes they've made to it. It's often a noting when they "improve things" and end up making it worse.

[@RAkers-tu1ey]

@@lynxoutdoors8192 I bought the new one. They have added better stakes, removed some of the inside storage, and lightened the pole set. They also "attach" the footprint using web toggles to the tent straps, rather than have the pole go through it. The door is now a "teardrop" type, rather than opening to an apex in the center. The roof vents are now on opposing sides, rather than together. the whole thing is supposed to be about 1 pound lighter. I am not sure how much difference all of these features will make, but I guess I will find out.

[@lynxoutdoors8192]

@@RAkers-tu1ey all great info to know, thanks.

[@reecediaz1700]

This is the old one. The new one only has 2 vents up top.

[@Merlmabase]

This got a recent refresh. The thumbnail doesn't match the actual tent in your video

[@lynxoutdoors8192]

You're correct. I'll have to dig through my folder files to see if I can find a good picture of this older version and update the thumbnail. I'm 4 weeks into a CDT through hike attempt so it might take me a while to fix it.